Attachment of fastenings and fittings to suitcases and the like



June 21,1938. I c. CHENEY 2,121,422

ATTACHMENT 0F FASTBNINGS AND FITTINGS TO SUITCASES AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 7, 1937 35 The invention is represented by the accombe readlly provided with a set of penetrating 35 and 8 t In flastenoings and fittings for suit cases, trunks, rave ing ags and the like a substanti 11 fl 40 a y at 40 gnsliredeleivatw fi 1 plate of rectangular shape, a boundary flange on Fi 3 dv eVYdO l said plate, and corner prongs, each comprising Fig. 4 1158 11:51:12: geilpgfit iigg fita two substantially triangular wings integral with t ad'oinin sides mg. 5 1s a slde elevation- J g of said flange, respectively, and

Patented June 21, 1938 2 121 422 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFKZE ATTACHMENT OF FASTENINGS AND' FIT- TINGS TO SUITCASES AND THE LIKE Charles William Cheney, Soho, Birmingham, England Applicaticrn December '7, 1937, Serial No. 178,456 I Great Britain May 12, 1936 1 Claim; (01. 85-11) The invention relates to the attachment of Corresponding letters of reference are used in looks, fastenings and fittings to suit cases, bags, the drawing. purses and the like, and distinctly to those in In Figs. 1-6 the attachment fitting is angular which the casing, or the part, to be attached is and in Figs. 1-3 at each corner is provided a prong 5 provided with integral self-penetrating clinchable a of V shape, comprising two wings or blades 5 prongs to be used for said attachment. c, d, extending one each side the centre or axis 6 Such locks, fastenings and fittings have prongs of the V and at right-angles to each other, these of substantially V shape, additionally strength- Wings or blades projecting from a right-angled ened as, for example, in the manner described boundary flange f at heir base to th point a of 19 and illustrated in the specification of British the s r o V ap ng ex e d g from 10 Letters Patent No. 213,520 and for the attachment the n e is n itself a v y strong form of such a lock, fastening or fitting is placed prongtflchmel'lt p ut 0118 Ofie o s derable upwards in cavity of d of a press operative resistance to penetration and disadvantageous for to force the material such as leather, cardboard clinchings a y Shown in Figs e W or the lik against; th prongs. t cause th t or blade 0 is subsequently turned inwardly upon 15 penetrate said material, and after which said the other Wing blade d Wit out det imental prongs are effectively cli ch d d n, break or fracture of the metal at the base, so In locks, fastenings and fittings of this kind that the finished p g now p sen f om base the invention provides an improved construction to Point Substantially double t ckness metal to of tt t prong d ti t by one wing or further strengthen the prong, reduces its resistblade of a v shaping being turned inwardly upon ance to penetration, and makes it very suitable 20 the other wing or blade, or by both wings or blades P being inwardly clinched w f r penetrabeing turned inwardly towards each other, in manner providing in the prong double thickness The undary flange f at the base of the prongs 2 metal substantially from base to point. The bases and Om which they integrally Oject is a Very of one or both of th wings or blades merge into desirable form of the invention, in consequence of a boundary flange extending at right-angles, or flange extending Where p ble to both substantially at right-angles, to the plane of the Wmgs bladesbody of the casing or part f which the prongs The form of the invention Figs. 7 and 8 is exare integraL actly similar to Flgs. 1-6 except that the carrier Particularly the invention provides for the forfor prongs 1s back plate i of a lock casing mation of an attachment prong at a corner or kmd Well knownangle, the one wing or blade of the V being closely f i an metal 1ocks fistemegs and fittmgs closed inwardly onto the other wing or blade. 0 e kmd to Whlch the mventlon relates can panylng drawing applied to an attachment fitp i fg ig gii iiggg gi g iiigf ggg I t n for Garner banal? Flgsclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is back plate of a lock or similar casing in Figs. 7

being folded upon one another to constitute glronlgst of double thickness from point to base,

i l e a ter merging into said flange in a curve 8 1s a sect1onal elevation of Fig. 9 on the providing resistance against bending stresses.

Flg dotted lines. CHARLES WILLIAM CHENEY.

45 Fig. 6 is an underside plan of Fig. 5.

7 is an underside perspective view. 

